Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

Chapter 5

Realizing she’d put her foot in it, Phedra quickly clapped a hand over her mouth “Never mind. Now that you’ve married into the Ramirez family, you must play by the rules. Look at yourself. What a mess!”

Letitia raised her hand to cover up. “I’ll go change right now”

“What an embarrassment. I can’t figure out what Elgin sees in you. Any darling daughter from AquaCity would be a step. up from you…”

Phedra said with disdain when suddenly a grey suit jacket was draped over Letitia’s shoulders.

A wave of warmth enveloped her, carrying a familiar scent.

“No matter what, she’s not embarrassing you,” Elgin pulled her into his arms. “Phedra, you’re sticking your nose too far

into this

Letitia instinctively tried to pull away, worried about getting him wet or dirty.

But Elgin held on firmly, making her more anxious. What was wrong with him?

She was the one who got drenched, not him. Was he out of his mind?

Seeing him, Phedra quickly put on a smile. “Elgin, I was just setting some boundaries for my daughter-in-law.”

“My rules are the only rules. Letitia doesn’t need to follow yours!”

Phedra’s smile froze on her face, and Letitia was even more stiff.

Did she hear that right? Was Elgin sticking up for her?

And Elgin, holding her tenderly, headed towards the villa. Butler, show the guest out.”

“Yes, Mr. Ramirez

Letitia was uncomfortable, not daring to move. “Was that your mother?”

“Just a stepmother”

“Oh… Letitia replied, “You spoke up for me just now, and she must feel offended.”

Elgin answered indifferently. So what?” He could not care less

“She’s got no right to bully you.” Elgin’s lips barely moved. “In all the world, I’m the only one who gets to bully you.”

Letitia’s heart skipped a beat. Even the right to insult her was his alone but no one else’s.

“Did you apologize to Phedra just now? is that so?

down. Yep

“Slap yourself.”

she had said wrong. Was it because she had

just arched an eyebrow indifferently. His word was

Letitia bit her lip and slapped

and her cheek needed to

would be a second slap, a third… until he

it, Elgin pointed to the thermos on the coffee table. “Go on.

did as

wafted out when she lifted the lid, tantalizing her

‘This is.

Soup from Phedra.”

her mother also made her soup, but she could never taste

chances of waking from a vegetative state were slim to none

not, blinking rapidly to

with legs crossed chin up “Letitia, eat the

He wanted her to eat

night Letitia said. Phedra brought this for

Figuns tone grew impatient Trom now on you’ll eat all the soups she brings

the spoon, scooped up some soup

do it myself

Open your mouth”

no choice but to

of something unreadable flickered in Elgin’s eyes.

a man ate this soup, his fertility would get weakened making it hard to get a woman pregnant. He might just let Letitia have it. She was a

so what? He couldn’t care less about her life

because

tossed her an agreement while she was having the

It was a divorce agreement

mamed but he already wanted a divorce What was Elgin plotting?

rested his forehead

find the woman he had slept with

meaningless, because he would marry

all her beauty had him

Letitia agreed. “But I have a condition”

have the right to bargain with me? You

“No”

to reinvestigate Marcel’s death. It was Elgins untouchable sore spot and anyone who dared to uncover it was asking

course, Letitia knew his temper, but she

considered, maybe

quickly like storm

kicked over the coffee table, soup spilling everywhere Letitia, how dare you bring this up To my face? Do you

to die?